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Editorial
. 2022 Mar;26(3):266-267.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24174.

Probiotics: Should We Use Them Proactively in Critical Illness?

Kapil Dev Soni  1
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Probiotics: Should We Use Them Proactively in Critical Illness?

Kapil Dev Soni. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Soni KD. Probiotics: Should We Use Them Proactively in Critical Illness? Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(3):266-267.

Keywords: Critical illness; Dysbiosis; Intensive care units; Probiotics; Systematic review; Umbrella review; Ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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